Brendan Rivers has arrived
3/18/2010 Edit This 0 Comments »
Willow Fae now has a baby brother, Brendan Rivers, born November 30, 2009. This post is long overdue as Brendan is now 4 months old. At some point I'll find a bit more time to catch up on the series of events between my last post and now. But before I forget the little things, I figured I'd update the blog with the latest in Brendan's development.
GG (Great Grandma Lois) stayed with us for the first few months to take care of Brendan and thank goodness she did, she enjoyed every minute of it and Brendan REALLY needed that one on one extra loving care, especially during his colicky stage, which lasted a good 3 months. Brendan started daycare last week and has already come down with a mild cold, although I'm actually kind of glad that he's being exposed to all the childhood sicknesses early on to build his immunity. Mr. B, one of many nicknames we have for him, is just like his sister when it comes to wanting to see & hear everything. He isn't like most infants who would prefer to sleep, instead he is wide-eyes and taking in everything around him. He barely naps at all during the day because he is so interested in what's going on around him.
Willow has a special bond with her little brother and can get him to smile and laugh like no one else can. The most special time for both Willow & Brendan is first thing in the morning when Brendan is just waking up. Willow talks to him like he's her age, asking him if he slept well & if he is ready to go to school with her. She'll also let him know the weather and what day it is and that Mommy is still getting ready so they have to wait and then we'll leave. I don't know how she does it but every word she says makes him smile & talk back to her and if she giggle, he'll giggle. It's the cutest thing.
GG (Great Grandma Lois) stayed with us for the first few months to take care of Brendan and thank goodness she did, she enjoyed every minute of it and Brendan REALLY needed that one on one extra loving care, especially during his colicky stage, which lasted a good 3 months. Brendan started daycare last week and has already come down with a mild cold, although I'm actually kind of glad that he's being exposed to all the childhood sicknesses early on to build his immunity. Mr. B, one of many nicknames we have for him, is just like his sister when it comes to wanting to see & hear everything. He isn't like most infants who would prefer to sleep, instead he is wide-eyes and taking in everything around him. He barely naps at all during the day because he is so interested in what's going on around him.
Willow has a special bond with her little brother and can get him to smile and laugh like no one else can. The most special time for both Willow & Brendan is first thing in the morning when Brendan is just waking up. Willow talks to him like he's her age, asking him if he slept well & if he is ready to go to school with her. She'll also let him know the weather and what day it is and that Mommy is still getting ready so they have to wait and then we'll leave. I don't know how she does it but every word she says makes him smile & talk back to her and if she giggle, he'll giggle. It's the cutest thing.
